English Language Arts Curriculum
5th Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Students will apply foundational skills to critically read and analyze grade level texts. Students will evaluate spoken language to compare and contrast point of view. Students will support formal writing with explanations and text evidence from multiple sources. |
Outcomes and Components:
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LA.5.4 |
Students will use context to interpret words and phrases in a fiction or informational text, including academic, figurative, and domain-specific language. | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
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LA.5.4.1 |
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. | 5.RL.3 | |
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LA.5.4.2 |
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area. | 5.RI.3 | |
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LA.5.4.3 |
Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense. | 5.L.1b | |
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LA.5.4.4 |
Use punctuation to separate items in a series. | 5.L.1c | |
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LA.5.4.5 |
Use a comma to separate an introductory element, set off the words yes and no, set off a tag question, and to indicate direct address. |
5.L.2b 5.L.2c |
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LA.5.4.6 |
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by choosing from a range of strategies such as context clues. | 5.L.4a | |
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LA.5.4.7 |
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases. | 5.L.4c | |
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LA.5.4.8 |
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain- specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition). | 5.L.6 | |
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Academic Vocabulary: analyze, interpret, review, reference, text evidence |
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Content Vocabulary: simile, metaphor, idiom onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, adages, proverbs figurative language |